A routing protocol uses software and
routing algorithms to determine optimal network data transfer and communication
paths between network nodes. Routing protocols facilitate router communication
and overall network topology understanding.
A routing protocol is also known as
a routing policy.
A routing protocol
specifies how routers
communicate with each other, distributing information that enables them to
select routes between any two nodes on a computer
network. Routing algorithms determine the specific choice of route. Each
router has a priory knowledge
only of networks attached to it directly. A routing protocol shares this
information first among immediate neighbors, and then throughout the network.
This way, routers gain knowledge of the topology of the network.
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